Both Uses
contagion
in
The Call of the Wild
(Edited)
- He had caught the contagion of the excitement, and he felt that in some way he must do a great thing for John Thornton.
p. 144.9 *contagion = thing spread from one person to another
- Because of all this he became possessed of a great pride in himself, which communicated itself like a contagion to his physical being.
p. 165.7contagion = something spread from one thing to another
Definitions:
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(1)
(contagion) the spread of disease or any idea or attitude -- especially one that is harmful; or an instance of the thing that is spread -- such as a virus
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)